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A revised taxonomy of the Felidae
PaperThis comprehensive revision, produced by the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group, synthesized morphological, molecular, and biogeographic evidence to propose a consistent, e…
Kitchener AC, Breitenmoser-Wursten C, Eizirik E, Gentry A, Werdelin L, Wilting A, et al. · Cat News Special Issue · 2017
Research overview: Andean cat distribution in the high Andes
OverviewThe Andean cat is one of the rarest and least known cats, restricted to high-elevation habitats of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, and to adjacent high-steppe of Patagonia. This over…
Research overview: Andean cat genetics and population structure
OverviewGenetic research has been pivotal for studying the Andean cat, and this overview reviews its contributions. Because field detection is so difficult, scientists have relied on DNA from scats and other…
Research overview: Andean cat reliance on mountain vizcachas
OverviewThe Andean cat appears to be a specialist predator of mountain vizcachas, colonial rodents of rocky high-Andean slopes, and this overview reviews the evidence and its implications. Diet studies and th…
Research overview: assessing extinction risk in small wildcats
OverviewThis overview examines how the extinction risk of small wildcats is assessed and the difficulties involved. Status assessments draw on distribution, population size and trend, habitat, and threats to…
Research overview: collaborative conservation of the Andean cat
OverviewConservation of the Andean cat has been coordinated through international collaboration spanning the four range countries, and this overview reviews its approach. By pooling researchers and local part…
Research overview: conservation genetics of small wildcats
OverviewGenetic tools have become central to small-cat conservation, and this overview reviews their applications. Non-invasive sampling of scats and hair allows researchers to confirm the presence of cryptic…
Research overview: cultural significance of the Andean cat
OverviewThe Andean cat holds deep cultural significance for Andean peoples, and this overview reviews how that intersects with conservation. The cat features in traditional Andean belief as a sacred animal as…
Research overview: detecting and studying the elusive Andean cat
OverviewFew cats are harder to study than the Andean cat, and this overview reviews the methods used to detect it. Its rarity, remote high-altitude habitat, and similarity to the sympatric Pampas cat long mad…
Research synthesis: Andean cat conservation status
ReviewThis synthesis reviews the conservation standing of the Andean cat, regarded as one of the most threatened cats in the Americas owing to its rarity, small fragmented populations, prey specialization,…